Clifford Chance advised GSO Capital Partners LP (“GSO”), the global credit investment platform of The Blackstone Group L.P., on the fundraising of an opportunistic credit fund, GSO Diamond Portfolio Fund. The fundraising process took less than two months and resulted in a "one and done" fund closing on approximately US$950 million in...

Clifford Chance advised Griffis Residential on its first institutional capital raise, Griffis Premium Apartment Fund IV, which raised $407 million and closed on September 1, 2017. Griffis Residential’s new multifamily fund beat its target by more than $100 million.

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. announced that General Counsel Navigator, the company’s leading workflow solution for corporate counsel professionals, has been redesigned and relaunched on a new platform. Designed by in-house counsel, the solution features a new, intuitive user interface and search capabilities, providing users...

McGuireWoods lawyers advised Andeavor Logistics LP in its acquisition of $445 million in oil storage and terminal assets in Anacortes, Washington, from affiliates of the refining company Andeavor. The deal closed Nov. 8.
The assets include tankage that can hold 3.9 million barrels of crude oil and other storage for raw materials and refined products...

Fish & Richardson has launched a new Mayo/Myriad Life Sciences Tracker online resource designed to help its intellectual property clients stay informed and up to date on significant decisions in which the patent eligibility of life science claims is addressed under Mayo or Myriad.

RVM Enterprises, Inc. has acquired media restorations and forensics firm The Oliver Group.
The Oliver Group enhances RVM's reach with its capabilities in media restoration, cataloging and preservation.

Mars, Incorporated and VCA Inc. today announced the successful completion of Mars' previously announced acquisition of VCA. On January 9, 2017, Mars and VCA announced that they had entered into an agreement for Mars to acquire VCA for $93 per share in a transaction valued at approximately $9.1 billion. VCA will operate as a distinct and separate...

Sills Cummis & Gross is pleased to announce the addition of Associates Corey Klein, Melody M. Lins and Valerie L. Weiss:
– Mr. Klein joins the Firm’s Real Estate Department. Mr. Klein focuses on land use, redevelopment, zoning and related litigation. He received a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2012 and a B.A....

Burns & Levinson announced today that partner Paul Mastrocola, co-chair of the firm’s Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, has completed the MCLE program to become a certified civil mediator.

MCCA, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, announced today the five finalists for the 2017 Employer of Choice Awards. The Employer of Choice Award is designed to spotlight industry leaders who have a commitment to and succeed at creating and building an inclusive corporate legal department that will make MCCA’s vision “to make the next...

McNees Wallace & Nurick will host its first Food & Beverage Seminar on September 14 at the Hollywood Casino in Grantville, Pa. from noon until 5 p.m.
The seminar will focus on current trends in the food and beverage industry and will feature McNees attorneys covering issues in marketing, labor and employment and recalls, with a closing panel...

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) today announced a partnership with Exterro Inc., the preferred provider of software specifically designed for in-house legal and IT teams at Global 2000 and AmLaw 200 organizations, that will provide users of the Exterro Orchestrated E-Discovery Suite with expert e-discovery consulting and services from the Technology segment...

Silicon Legal Strategy today announced that Natasha Arora has joined the firm as an associate in its San Francisco office.
Natasha has extensive experience advising early-stage and emerging technology companies throughout their lifecycles. Before joining Silicon Legal, Natasha worked at the Palo Alto office of Lowenstein Sandler where she...

Richard Deutsch has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Houston, bringing nearly 14 years of experience representing clients in high-stakes international arbitrations, commercial litigation and government investigations.

McGuireWoods London continues the strategic expansion of its corporate practice with the addition of partner Jeremy Davis, who enhances the firm’s already formidable global mergers and acquisitions capabilities.

Highly regarded leveraged finance lawyer Lorraine Vaz is the latest partner to join McGuireWoods in London, positioning the firm as a leader in meeting a growing demand in the UK for U.S.-style leveraged financings. She comes to McGuireWoods from King & Wood Mallesons, where she was a partner.

At its Annual Meeting in July, held at the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac in Québec City, Québec Canada, the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) elected Andrew Kopon, Jr. as its President for the 2017-2018 term.

Christopher C. Loeber, a prominent litigator who represents Fortune 500 and other large corporate policyholders in a broad range of complex insurance disputes, has joined the Insurance Coverage practice as a partner in McCarter & English’s Newark office.